Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Tasmania Law Reform Institute Proposes Banning Circumcision

A general prohibition on the circumcision of incapable minors with an exception for well-established religious or ethnicity-motivated circumcisions

Enactment of legislation clarifying the legality of circumcisions performed at the request of adult or capable minor and governing situations where parents disagree about the desirability of performing a circumcision

Greater dissemination of accurate information on the known and potential effects and significance of circumcision

The imposition of criminal sanctions for a circumciser who fails to meet minimum standards of care: and

Setting of a uniform limitations period in which individuals can bring an action against their circumciser and extending the limitations period for individuals harmed by circumcisions as a minor.

The Commission looked at the Tasmanian situation as well as the law in other jurisdictions such as South Africa, Sweden and the United States.

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